As companies continue to expand their businesses globally, the need to understand the complexities of cross-border management has become paramount. While the rewards of globalization are abundant, so are the risks. Many companies have implemented global business units requiring managers to navigate cross-border employment issues.
Join Erika Collins, a partner in the Employment Law Department of Paul Hastings and Chair of the International Employment Practice Group, New York City, as she addresses key issues managers and business leaders must consider when managing their business globally. Issues that will be covered include:
Erika Collins, Partner, Paul Hastings’ Employment Law Practice
Erika Collins is a partner in the Paul Hastings Employment Law Department and chairs the firm’s International Employment practice. Ms. Collins provides strategic advice and counseling to multinational employers on a wide range of global employment law and human resources matters. She leads a team of employment lawyers in the firm’s U.S. and non-U.S. offices and has developed a network of international employment counsel to provide assistance worldwide. She represents public and private companies and advises on cross-border employment matters spanning Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America.
Ms. Collins assists employers with global employment issues and advises companies when they are expanding or downsizing around the world. She has handled office openings and workforce expansions; employment terminations, including mass layoffs and office closures; executive hirings and terminations and the attendant negotiations; and has prepared employment, separation, expatriate and consulting agreements in dozens of countries. She conducts multi-country audits of employment laws and practices, and provides strategic compliance advice regarding a wide range of issues, including data privacy, fixed-term contracts, outsourcing, and working time and leave regulations.